Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Napoleon III and the Historians; Chapter 2 Preparing for Power; Chapter 3 The Road to Power; Chapter 4 From the Elysee to the Tuileries (1848–52); Chapter 5 Master of France (1852–1863)?; Chapter 6 Arbiter of Europe (1852–63)?; Chapter 7 Power without Glory (1864–70); Chapter 8 The Pressures of Power (1864–70); Chapter 9 A Modern Emperor?; Chapter 10 Fall from Power;

About the Author

James F. McMillan

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